Manners. Where did they go?!

This is something that I am so sick of. Every day I catch the tram to work, and sometimes home as well. 

Tell me, how hard is it to use common courtesy and get up, and offer your seat to someone?

This morning I was on the tram, in one of the normal seats, when an elderly lady and man got on. I am talking old and frail, I would estimate 75+. As they got on, the people in the Disabled section seats did not get up, and nobody else did. 

I quickly jumped out of my seat and offered them my seat, but the man next to me did not do the same, meaning only one of them could take the seat. 

They both refused the seat, informing me that they were only going one stop and that it would be easier for them to stand near the door way. I protested for a while but they were not going to give in so I sat back down. When I sat back down, I couldn’t help but shoot dagger eyes at everyone around me looking on. The man and lady both seemed so chuffed that someone would offer them their seat, and told me how sweet I was. Really though, was I being sweet? No. I was just doing the right thing. Having common courtesy and manners should not be looked upon as something out of the ordinary in my opinion. I was talking to my Mum on the phone when it happened and she said she just doesn’t understand where manners have gone.

Surely all these people were raised with manners?!

I just cannot believe that so many people would look at them and turn back to staring out the windows or looking at their iPhone. Now, I don’t know if the people who were in the disabled assigned seats were in fact disabled as they looked very able bodied, but that really means nothing. It is the rest of the tram that concerns me.

How often do we have to see an elderly person, a pregnant lady, a lady holding a baby or someone injured or disabled get on public transport and have no seat. I am so sick of it.

Rant over.